Double Role

Was going thru the list of releases this deepavali in both Tamil and Hindi movies. And to my surprise for some strange reason a lot of the movies released has the protagonist playing double role in the same movie, either because of rebirth or twin or just 2 individuals who look the same. These movies are Om Shanthi Om, Azagiye Tamil Magan and Vel. It looks like we are going back to the 70's and 80's when we had a lot releases based on this concept.

P.S. My blog is based on what i have read and not watching the movie. So incase it does not have hero playing a double role kindly excuse maddi.

Interesting

http://www.cricketnext.com/news/we-dont-respect-our-heroes/27354-16.html

I need not say more..... but read.

Multi-cultural Enviroment

I have had 2 new guy move into my office today. And now it is a truly multi-cultural working environment. It is made up of one American, one Chinese, one Belgian, one Iranian and me the Indian. Interesting times ahead.

Beginning of the end

Sorry for another cricket post guys, but I really love this game.

So it has begun. The end which we all knew will come one day, but hoped never to happen. The sunset of the career of the famed Indian trio. Sachin, Dravid and Ganguly, the end looks near with Dravid giving up captaincy on 14th September 2007. The possibility of Sachin calling it a day for one-dayers at the end of the year. And Ganguly is defiantly not far behind. All we can hope now is we find talent at least half as good as these 3 guys. Also one small request to the BCCI, let these guys retire on their terms, they deserve it. Don’t insult this group by dropping them at any point. And to the trio “Adios Amigos”. Thanks a lot for entertaining us for so many years.

Akhtar Vs Asif

Well came in this morning to read a amazing story

http://www.cricketnext.com/news/akhtarasif-brawl-ahead-of-twenty20/26767-13.html

Easily one of the best in recent times. Looks like the time when we used to play cricket as kids at the local ground. I really would like to know what was going on Akhtar's mind during the incident. This is my interpretation of the state of mind:

"Man this dude bowls better then me and does not get injured as often as me. I tried to drug him to get him out of the team and still did not work. What do i do with this kind of talent. Wait Wait...... if he does not get injured i will injure him. Where is that club the call a bat. Ahhhhh there it is. hey Asif look here. Bam on his thigh. That must keep him down for a few months. HEHEHEHE."

* This is completely fictional. Not meant to be taken seriously.

Sadly one of the biggest loss to modern day cricket.

Paris here i come

Time: Fri the 17th of Aug 2007 10pm Belgian Standard Time
Place: 26/04 Izerenmolenstraat, Leuven - 3001 (Ashwin's Room)

Watching "That 70's Show". Then
Knock knock on the door.
Ashwin: who is it
Sandeep: Sandeep
Ashwin: just a min.
Sandeep: ok
Open the door
Ashwin: hey
Sandeep: hey. what plan for the weekend? free?
Ashwin: yea. why? nothing planned as of now.
Sandeep: want to come to Paris. One guy has dropped out. and very cheap tickets just 45 euros.
Ashwin: (thinking. WTF) Sure. for how many days.
Sandeep: 3 return on mon night
Ashwin: But i have not informed at office.
Sandeep: that is ok. just mail. we leave at morrow 530 in the morn. 730 is the train (thalys: one of the fastest Rail train in the world)
Ashwin: Ok i will do that.
Sandeep: ok chal i am going need to check certain details for the trip.
Ashwin: want to check the train timings to go to brussels from here.
We check the train timing.
Next day morning we leave to Paris.

Time: Sat the 18th of Aug 2007 10am France Standard Time
Place:Gard du Nord Paris

This is how my trip to Paris started. Still recovering from how quick it happened.

Details of the trip coming up in a short time along with photos.

India a good team, Oz a great team

Proof of that was seen on the 4th day of the 3rd test India Vs England at The Oval Aug 12th 2007. 319 runs ahead, i still don't understand why we did not go for the kill and enforce a follow-on. Dravid (a great fan of his batting) messed up the situation big time. This is where I am a huge fan of the Oz style of cricket. They would have gone for the kill. I read a report somewhere that the Indian bowlers were tired. Come on that is a total bull shit reason. You are going for a series win in style, what bigger motivation does one need. The Oz's would have put the pressure on its bowling after a batting display of that might. This is the difference between a great team and a good team. I think the Oz are so far ahead of the rest of the teams that it is no longer a competition for them with other teams, but among themselves, between their bowling and batting. I expected a similar output from India. Eden gardens does not happen everyday guys. We had a amazing bowling conditions, the form Zak and co. are in i would have expected a go for the kill attitude. Alas even as i write this blog it looks like the match is heading for a draw and the series India. But to me it is a good series victory where as it could have been a great series victory coming on a special week when India celebrates its 60th Independence day.